‘Brangelexit’ added to the Oxford English Dictionary

The word ‘Brangelexit’ has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary just hours after it emerged that Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt.

OED lexicographers added the word – a portmanteau containing letters from ‘Brad’, ‘Angelina’, and ‘exit’ – in record time, reflecting its enormous cultural significance and the anticipated frequency of its use in headlines over the coming days.

The Oxford University Press has recalled millions of copies of the latest edition of its dictionary, and a revised edition containing an entry for ‘Brangelexit’ will be printed this week and distributed to schools and universities using emergency channels.

Meanwhile, Microsoft has pledged to release a dictionary update for its popular word processing software Office within 24 hours, and other technology firms are poised to follow suit.